Links and Information

Provincial & National Professional Associations of Psychology:
Legal governing body for Psychology in Ontario
Provincial and national associations for cardiac rehabilitation:
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation Network of Ontario: www.crno.ca
  • Canadian Association of Cardiopulmonary Prevention & Rehabilitation: www.cacpr.ca
Resources on heart disease, stroke and healthy living:

I was the editor and lead author of the Psychology chapter of the current Canadian national guidelines for cardiac rehabilitation: Behavioural and Psychosocial Issues in Cardiovascular Disease (full citation below in Representative Publications). To obtain this professional and academic resource please go to: cacpr.ca/Guidelines.

Representative Publications

Faricier R, Keltz RR, Hartley T, McKelvie RS, Suskin NG, Prior PL (senior authorship shared with DAK) and Keir DA (2023). Quantifying improvement in VO2peak and exercise thresholds in cardiovascular disease using reliable change indices. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 43  DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000837.

Osuji E, Prior PL, Suskin N, Frisbee JC, Frisbee SF (2022). The relationship between anxiety sensitivity and clinical outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation: A scoping review. Am J Prev Cardiol, 12, 100376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2022.100376.

O’Connell ME, Suskin N and Prior PL (2021). Measuring true change in individual patients: reliable change indices of cardiac rehabilitation outcomes, and implications for quality indicators. Canadian Journal of Cardiology - Open, 3, 1139-1148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2021.05.006

Grace SL, Prior PL, Mamataz T, Hartley T, Oh P, Suskin N (2021). Cardiac rehabilitation component attendance, and impact of intervening clinical events, as well as disease severity and risk factor burden. J Cardiopulm Rehab Prev. 41 (1), 40-45. DOI: 10.1007/HCR.0000000000000571

Zhang KM, Prior PL, Swartzman LC, Suskin N, Unsworth KL & Minda JP (2019). Can causal explanations about endothelial pathophysiology benefit patient education? A cluster randomized controlled trial in cardiac rehabilitation. Patient Education and Counseling, 102 (9); 1672-1679. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.04.019. Epub 2019 Apr 18.

Prior PL & Suskin N (2018). Exercise for stroke prevention. Stroke and Vascular Neurology 2018;3: e000155. doi:10.1136/svn-2018-000155.

Prior PL, Hachinski V, Chan R, Unsworth K, Mytka S, Harnadek M, O’Callaghan C & Suskin N (2017). Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation for secondary prevention after transient ischemic attack or mild stroke. Psychological profile and outcomes. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 37 (6), 428-436. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000274.

Prior PL, Hachinski V, Unsworth K, Chan R, Mytka S, O’Callaghan C, Suskin N. (2011). Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation for secondary prevention after TIA or mild stroke. I: feasibility and risk factors. Stroke, 42, 3207-3213; originally published online 22 Sept 2011; doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.620187.

Prior P, Xue Y, Ali A, Suskin N & Skanes A (2017). Psychological factors associated with self-reported symptom burden, quality of life and health care usage among paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 33 (10, supp), abstract 100, p. S58-59.

Prior PL, Xue Y, Unsworth KL, & Suskin NG (2013).  Atrial dysrhythmia in comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation: prevalence, characteristics, program completion and outcomes.  Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 29 (10; supp), abstract 174, p. S157.

Mackay-Lyons, M, Bilnger S, Enj J, Dromerick A, Giacomantonio N, Hafer-Macko C, Macko R, Nguyen E, Prior P, Reid R, Suskin N, Ada T, Thornton M, Unsworth K (2019). Aerobic Exercise Recommendations to Optimize Best Practices In Care after Stroke: AEROBICS 2019 Update. Clinical Practice Guideline. Physical Therapy, 100(1), 149-156. DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzz153

Prior PL, Reitav J, Francis J & Stone JA. Behavioural and psychosocial issues in cardiovascular disease. Ch. 6 of Canadian Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation – Translating Knowledge into Action, 3rd edition. JA Stone, (Editor-in-Chief), HM Arthur & N Suskin (Associate Editors). Winnipeg: Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation, 2009, pp 107 – 202.